10 Interesting Fact About Rhythmic Gymnastics

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• This sport began in Europe in the early 20th century and was first displayed at the summer Olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles.
• Rhythmic Gymnastics involves the use of tools such as balls, ribbons, sticks, jumprope, and hoops.
• In 2017, Aleksandra Soldatova from Russia won the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship for the Individual Daughter category.
• There are five types of tools used in Rhythmic Gymnastics: ball, ribbon, sticks, hoops and jumprope.
• Scores in Rhythmic Gymnastics are determined by the level of difficulty, techniques, choreography, artistic expressions and overall appearance.
• Some movements used in Rhythmic Gymnastics include lifting, turning, squatting, and jumping.
• This sport requires balance, flexibility, strength, coordination, and body control.
• Some countries that are famous in Rhythmic Gymnastics including Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Belarus.
• At the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Margarita Mamun from Russia won a gold medal for the women's individual category.
• Rhythmic Gymnastics is also often regarded as an art sport because of its creative and artistic use of tools and movements.